development, working life, open source, Valgrind Check For Memory Leaks! Last week, I've lost at least three hours in understanding and fixing an overcomplicated implementation of a binary tree in the shape of an open source C library.
Linux, open source, ethics, social networks, GNOME, Groupon The Day That Killed Groupon Reputation This Thursday I was looking at the social networks in a moment of rest, when the hashtag #defendGNOME gained my attention. For the ones that are not Linux addicted, GNOME
security, open source, embedded, shell ShellShock: Impact On Average People In the previous post [https://while2.ghost.io/shellshock_what_ive_understood], I've written about the ShellShock vulnerability in a general way. Now I want to talk about
security, open source, embedded, shell ShellShock, What I've Understood Disclaimer: I'm not a security specialist; if you are running a webserver, please consider asking a qualified technician. If last week you have been to Mars, maybe you
personal, open source Authors In The Open Source World Last week, Seth Godin wrote another great post [http://sethgodin.typepad.com/seths_blog/2014/08/end-of-summer-book-roundup.html] . This time the argument is the difference between companies and authors. No
security, Linux, open source, bugs Has Open Source Failed? This week has been pretty embarrassing for GNU/Linux estimators. According to ArsTechnica [http://arstechnica.com/security/2014/03/critical-crypto-bug-leaves-linux-hundreds-of-apps-open-to-eavesdropping/] a bug has been found on the GnuTLS library. Basically